Attitude to female ESL teachers in Arabia?
Sone asked:
Is there any anti foreigner sentiment? Are the men simply superior and let you know that? Do they expect you to slave away while the men take it easy?
Thanks for your input.
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Is there any anti foreigner sentiment? Are the men simply superior and let you know that? Do they expect you to slave away while the men take it easy?
Thanks for your input.
September 26th, 2009 at 4:14 am
%95 of English/international schools are run by foreigners from different nationalities and the schools are separated into boys and girls section only the administration keeps contact between the two so if your a female teacher you will be dealing with women mostly unless its a mixed school and those are very rare. Mperor
September 28th, 2009 at 4:28 pm
I don’t know about teaching or working in an environment with men, but I can tell you that since I have lived in Saudi Arabia, I have felt very respected from the men here, and I haven’t had any problems at all or been mistreated. I feel that most of the women here are very well taken care of and quite spoiled. live4akhirah
September 29th, 2009 at 4:36 pm
Im an english teacher here..
men and women traditionally here are seperated.. So if a women teacher were to come here.. she wouldnt be teaching men, she’d be teaching women only..
But I do tutor young male students, all under the age of 10.. but normally in schools.. the boys are taught by male teachers..
Even in ARamco where gender seperation isnt done so much, the training centers for the Saudi’s to learn its all seperated…
so to answer you.. the attitude would be just fine..
most english teachers are from America or England anyways Mintee
September 29th, 2009 at 8:42 pm
What do you expect in a country that has a law on the books prohibiting males over the age of twelve to herd or tend animals? Bareasskmeagain